Gerald Bracey tributes

Remembering Dr. Bracey in All the Public School Turmoil
These days, the late Gerald Bracey's name comes up frequently. Nancy Bailey tells why.
by Nancy Bailey
I was thinking the other day about Ge...The rest of the story...

RTTT & NCLB Outrages

The Children Left Behind: What happened to the students pushed out by high-stakes testing?
Ohanian Comment: Although the story told here is a Texas story, Nathan makes clear that NCLB and its focus on test scores has done inestimable damage to countless young ...The rest of the story...

The Eggplant

Public Education 2015: The Year in Review
Reminder: This is The Eggplant. If this doesn't make you laugh, then you should consider the possibility that you haven't kept up with current events in education.
by Gene...The rest of the story...

Outrage of the Day

New desks let young Owensboro students pedal or stand

Ohanian Comment: This dreadful story is popping up in papers around the country. The teacher says when kids get tired of sitting still they can pedal. A better idea is to give them recess...The rest of the
story...

Quotes

"</i> I've been teaching K-1 for 11 years. I have my
Masters, and am Nationally Board Certified. I've spent the last 2 days in a DIBELS training class with fellow teachers. I am absolutely horrified! I can't imagine anything that could be more detrimental to the reading development of young children (not to mention insulting to professionals).</i> "

Medlisa Cabe, July 25, 2007

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NCLB In Your Face

Ask About the Administration's Suggestions to Revise the ESEA
You can borrow Stephen Krashen's fine questions for the Administration. Send them in! Use them for newspaper op eds. Share them with your PTA.
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Resisters' Letters

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Militarization of Our Schools

U.S. Secretary of Education Duncan to Join Army Chief of Staff Gen. Casey in Announcing 'Project Pass' in Radcliff, Ky
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. has been in the Army since 1970. There is no record of how many public schools he has been in during this time, but he did wo...The rest of the story...

Stupid Test Items

California History-Social Science Standards TestA student teacher comments: The correct answer was a). That the word relocated in a question could possibly be paired with an answer that has freedom in it is a...The rest of the story...

Sarah's Notes

Mrs. Puglisi's 100 National Standards
by Sarah Puglisi
I just read a nice editorial about HOW RELIEVED a newspaper is if we have National Standards.
In the New York Times, you can read it The rest of the
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